Virtuals Monthly Update – January 2025
Welcome to the January edition of the Virtuals Monthly Update! This past month has been packed with growth, new initiatives, and major ecosystem developments.
TL;DR
Solana Expansion: Launching on Solana with the Meteora Pool and Strategic SOL Reserve (SSR).
Technical Expansion: Introducing a Terminal API to integrate any AI framework.
Buyback & Burn: 12.9M $VIRTUAL tokens permanently removed from circulation.
Fiscal Policy: Launch of Prototype-2-Sentience (P2S) Program and Decentralized Partner Network.
Community Events: BASE Hackathon sponsorship and Shanghai & Hong Kong meetups.
Solana Expansion
Virtuals is officially expanding to Solana, marking a major milestone in our journey to empower AI builders across ecosystems. Solana’s speed, scalability, and thriving developer community make it the ideal foundation for our next growth phase.
Here’s what’s launching:
Meteora Pool: Our dedicated liquidity pool for seamless trading.
Strategic SOL Reserve (SSR): 1% of trading fees will be converted to SOL, creating a dedicated fund to support agents and ecosystem builders.
Base Pair Consistency: The AGENT/VIRTUAL trading pair will remain consistent across chains.
Grants of 42K $VIRTUAL to early-stage projects on Base and Solana.
Virtuals AI Hackathon (March): With support from Solana Foundation, fostering cutting-edge AI agent development.
Technical Expansion
We're launching a Terminal API that enables seamless integration with any AI framework. This will unlock new possibilities for AI agent developers, making it easier than ever to build within the Virtuals ecosystem.
Buyback & Burn
To further enhance $VIRTUAL’s tokenomics, we executed a buyback and burn of 12.9M $VIRTUAL tokens, permanently reducing supply.
Fiscal Policy: Strengthening the Virtuals Nation
We’re implementing a multi-stage fiscal policy to ensure sustainable growth and long-term ecosystem health.
Prototype-2-Sentience (P2S) Program
100K $VIRTUAL grants to early adopters ("Prototype Virgens") who support promising AI agents.
Airdrops to the most active ecosystem contributors.
Ensuring quality discovery and stronger early-stage support.
Decentralized Venture Partner Network
Selected top venture partners will receive Virtuals treasury grants to attract AI talent.
Future decentralization: Selection of venture partners will transition to token holder governance.
Post-Sentience & Fundraising Support
Independent research and market discovery initiatives to highlight quality AI agents.
Creation of a Virtuals funding syndicate to connect top projects with Tier-1 VCs and angel investors.
Community Events
BASE Hackathon
Virtuals sponsored a dedicated track at the Coinbase BASE hackathon, recognizing standout projects: 🏆 First Prize: MoonwellDeFi – Yield farming strategist. 🥈 Runner-ups:
EveProtocolAI – AI-powered Telegram assistant.
kolwaii – GAME SDK contributor.
SeraphAgent – AI reputation verification system.
Shanghai & Hong Kong Meetups
We hosted community meetups in Shanghai & Hong Kong, strengthening our global presence and partnerships with leading Web3 gaming teams.
🚀 What’s Next?
Solana expansion goes live in February.
Virtuals AI Hackathon in March.
Continuous rollout of P2S Program.
Expansion of Fiscal Policy initiatives.
This is just the beginning. Stay engaged, keep building, and let’s shape the future of the Agentic Economy together!
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Until next time, The Virtuals Team